The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen, FI) has issued a warning about seven additional company names being used by fraudsters to target Swedish consumers with purported investment and loan offers, often in return for an upfront fee. These entities are not authorised to conduct financial business in Sweden. The new names identified are Lendix Finanx, Valbury Capital Group/Maxrich Ltd, CTI Market/Maxrich Group, Luxampros LTD/Luxan Capital, EU-LOAN.com, Econam and Aquila Markets. FI urged consumers not to transfer money to unknown firms and to verify authorisation via its company register and consult its warning list, which has included 21 fake companies so far this year; related warnings are also available via the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) database.
Finansinspektionen 2025-04-10
Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority adds seven new fraudulent company names to its warning list
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen, FI) has warned about seven fraudulent companies targeting Swedish consumers with fake investment and loan offers. These entities, including Lendix Finanx and Valbury Capital Group, are not authorised to conduct financial business in Sweden. FI advises consumers to verify authorisation through its company register and warning list.